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Alberta Innovates

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 47 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInvestment firm

GrantVentureSeedEnergyOil And Gas

Deploying now
80%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 47 on record
Since the last cheque147days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.2MRounds led0 of 47Sole investor14 roundsMostly inCanada, 87%
Pitch Alberta Innovates

Alberta Innovates highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Venture: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $758K

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
EnergyOil And Gas
Based in
Edmonton, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first47 appearances

  1. 2026

    10 rounds

  2. Jun
    Creative Destruction LabGrant · CA$11MWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    H2nanOGrant · CA$323KWith 1 other
  4. Apr
    Serenity PowerPre-seed · CA · Firms' own news pages$1.2MWith 6 others
  5. Apr
    Marvel BiosciencesDebt · CA$361KWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    PlasCred Circular InnovationsCA$4.9MWith 1 other
  7. Mar
    Northstar Clean TechnologiesDebt · CA$9.0MWith 1 other
  8. Mar
    H2nanOGrant · CA$1.3MWith 1 other
  9. Feb
    Total ContainmentGrant · CA$460KSole investor
  10. Feb
    PlasCred Circular InnovationsGrant · CA$1.7MSole investor
  11. Jan
    PrévoirPre-seed · CA$539KSole investor
  12. 2025

    10 rounds

  13. Dec
    Memory Anchor Inc.Seed · CA$435KSole investor
  14. Nov
    Forward Water TechnologiesCA$6KWith 1 other
  15. Sept
    SyantraVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  16. Sept
    Energy Transition Centre foundationVenture · CA$10MWith 2 others
  17. Aug
    SolarSteamSeed · CA$717KWith 5 others
  18. May
    OraQ AIVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. May
    Lightstrike AIVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Apr
    Ayrton EnergyGrant · CA$480KWith 3 others
  21. Apr
    PrePadSeed · CA$2.8MWith 3 others
  22. Mar
    Nanoprecise Sci CorpSeries C · CA$38MWith 4 others
  23. 2024

    10 rounds

  24. Sept
    TeOraSeed · SG$300KWith 2 others
  25. Jul
    Aurora HydrogenGrant · CA$3.0MWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    Ekona PowerGrant · CA$734KWith 2 others
  27. Jun
    ScaffoldGrant · CA$1.5MWith 2 others
  28. May
    Mikata HealthGrant · CA$800KSole investor
  29. Apr
    ThiozenGrant · US$3.2MWith 3 others
  30. Apr
    CertarusGrant · CA$1.2MSole investor
  31. Apr
    VerneGrant · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  32. Apr
    Gradient ThermalGrant · CA$1.9MSole investor
  33. Jan
    CnergreenSeed · CA$1.5MWith 1 other
  34. 2023

    9 rounds

  35. Nov
    dealcloser Inc.Venture · CA$3.1MWith 2 others
  36. Oct
    QuicklySeed · CA$10MWith 1 other
  37. Sept
    OntopicalSeed · CA$2.4MWith 3 others
  38. Aug
    Alberta IoTGrant · CA$750KWith 1 other
  39. Jun
    Vistim LabsGrant · US$10KWith 2 others
  40. Jun
    Wosler Corp.Grant · CA$30KWith 1 other
  41. Jun
    Urban MachineGrant · US$10KWith 2 others
  42. Feb
    Innovative Fuel SystemsGrant · CA$2.0MSole investor
  43. Feb
    Alliance PipelineGrant · CA$1.0MSole investor
  44. 2022

    4 rounds

  45. Oct
    Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)Venture$1.6MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Alberta Innovates. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

BDC CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherGovernment of CanadaGovernment4rounds togetherNational Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance ProgramVC firm4rounds togetherPrairies Economic Development CanadaInvestment firm3rounds togetherBank of Montreal (BMO)Corporate VC2rounds togetherBerkeley SkyDeckAccelerator2rounds togetherCIBCVC firm2rounds togetherChevron Technology VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherCreative Destruction LabAccelerator2rounds togetherNatural Resources CanadaGovernment2rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator2rounds togetherSustainable Development Technology CanadaVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Alberta Innovates put money into.

Creative Destruction Lab$11M · Jun 2026H2nanO$323K · Jun 2026Marvel Biosciences$361K · Apr 2026PlasCred Circular Innovations$4.9M · Apr 2026Northstar Clean Technologies$9.0M · Mar 2026Total Containment$460K · Feb 2026

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Alberta Innovates in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Alberta Innovates

What does Alberta Innovates invest in?

Alberta Innovates invests most often at Grant and Venture (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy and Oil And Gas.

How active is Alberta Innovates?

47 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Alberta Innovates invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Creative Destruction Lab (Grant, Jun 2026), H2nanO (Grant, Jun 2026) and Serenity Power (Pre-seed, Apr 2026).

How big are Alberta Innovates's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.2M.

Does Alberta Innovates lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 47 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Alberta Innovates invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (87%) and the United States (10%).

Is Alberta Innovates investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Alberta Innovates invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (4 rounds together), Government of Canada (4 rounds together) and National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (4 rounds together).

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